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Films like Water Lilies.

Water Lilies (2007) reads as Sombre, measured, measured drama / romance, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, measured. Every film below is ranked by distance across the same twelve hand-scored axes — with what it keeps, and where it walks away. Not a genre dump.

The Class (2008) (2008) poster
1. The Class2008

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the cold, bleak undertow — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Nights and Weekends (2008) poster
2. Nights and Weekends2008

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the cold, bleak undertow — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Bright Star (2009) poster
3. Bright Star2009

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the cold, bleak undertow — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Pariah (2011) (2011) poster
4. Pariah2011

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the cold, bleak undertow — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Prince of Broadway (2008) (2008) poster
5. Prince of Broadway2008

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Tilva Roš (2010) poster
6. Tilva Roš2010

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the cold, bleak undertow — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Border Café (2005) poster
7. Border Café2005

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the cold, bleak undertow — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

XXY (2007) poster
8. XXY2007

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the cold, bleak undertow — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Tuya\u2019sMarriage2006
9. Tuya\u2019s Marriage2006

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Tomboy (2011) (2011) poster
10. Tomboy2011

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Sugar (2008) (2008) poster
11. Sugar2008

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the cold, bleak undertow — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

All the Real Girls (2003) poster
12. All the Real Girls2003

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

These are Water Lilies’s neighbours — where are yours?

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